Flashing block



Oct. 11, 1932. SANDERs 1,882,192

FLASHING BLOCK Filed Nov. 15, 1928 Patented Oct. 11, 1932 HENRY ALBERT SANDERS, F BEAUMONT, TEILAS FLASHING BLOCK Application filed November 13, 1928. Serial No. 319,042.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a raggle block.

One object of the invention is to provide a block of the character described adapted to be built into the masonry wall extending up around and above the roof of a building, said wall when completed having a row or tier of said raggle blocks around the inside thereof each block having an inside groove, as hereinafter described, the grooves of adjacent blocks aligning, all the way around, and being provided to receive the margins, of the roofing and roofing reinforcements and forming a water tight joint therewith.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a raggle block, of thecharaeter described having an inside groove of a form to readily receive the margin of the roof, and being provided with additional space above the roof 2o margin for'the reception of plastic cementitious, or concretion material, and also having a tie member partially embedded in the block and extending into said space and which becomes embedded in said plastic material and ties the same, when set, securely in place.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, use and arrangement of parts an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein The figure shows a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a building showing the roof and the masonry wall around and extending above the roof with a tier of the raggle blocks incorporated therein.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the roof fra1nework having the roof 2 thereon, formed of conventional composition material. There is a surrounding masonry wall 8 extending up above the roof all the way around and incorporated into this wall there is a tier of raggle blocks 4. The inner side of each block 4: has a horizontally extending groove 5, ap proximately triangular in cross sectional contour.

The grooves of the blocks of said tier align to form a continuous groove all the way around the inner side of the wall 3. The blocks 4 are formed of concretions or cementitious material. The base, or lower side of the tier of blocks 4 will be a short distance, usually about five inches, above the roof framework and supporting cant-braces 6 are supportedon the roof deck or frame 1 and extend upwardly at the desired angle with their upper ends resting against the inner side of the wall all the way around.

The lower side 7 of the groove 5 is flush with the upper side of the corresponding cant braces 6. i

There is a metal tie member 8 which is embedded in the mat'erial of the block 4 before the same hardens and this tie extends out into the groove 5 and may be bent up against the upper side of said groove until it is desired to employ the same. l I

W hen the roofing is applied to the deck or F support 1, in the usual way, its edges lie upon the cant braces 6 and its free margins are inserted into said groove all the way-around. The upwardly turned edges may be protected by the composition or metal reinforcef ments 9, if desired, which also extends'up into said groove. The tie member 8 is then bent down from the upper side of the groove 5 out into the space above the roof margin and said space is then filled with plastic concretions, or cementitious material flush with the inner surface of the wall which will embed the tie member therein and when hardened will be securely tied in place and will form a water tight joint.

W hat I claim is 1. In combination, a building roof, an abutting vertical wall, a tier of raggle blocks incorporated into the wall, said tier having an inside horizontal groove approximately 9' triangular in cross sectional contour, said groove being spaced above the roof, the lower side of the groove declining toward the roof, the margins of the roofing material being extended up into said groove and lying on '95 said declining side thereof, metal tie members embedded in the material of the respective raggle blocks and whose free ends project out into the groove above said roofing margins, a filler of cementitious material in 1'00 said groove above said roofing margins in which the outer ends of said tie members are embedded, said filler forming a water tight joint with said margins, said tie members being effective to sustain the weight of the filler and to hold said filler in position above the roofing margins against the upper side of and closely seated in said groove.

2. In combination a building roof, an abutting substantially vertical wall, a tier of raggle blocks incorporated into the wall,

:said tier having an inside approximately horizontal groove substantially triangular in cross sectional contour, said groove being spaced above the roof, the lower side of the groove declining toward the roof, the margin of the roofing material being extended up into said groove, a portion of the way only, and lying on said declining side thereof, a metal tie member, one end of which extends vertically and the other end of which extends horizontally, said ends being embedded in the material of said tier, said tie member having a free portion which projects out into the groove abovethe roofing, a filler of con cretious material in said groove above said roofing margin and which fills the space between the free portion of the margin and the opposing wall of the groove, said free portion of said tie member being embedded in said filler, said filler forming a water tight joint with the margin of the roof and said tie member being effective to both sustain the weight of the filler, and to hold the-filler in position above the roofing margin against the upper side of, and closely seated in, said grooves.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this s ecification.

HEN Y ALBERT SANDERS. 

